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Topic: Coldest places to climb in NE (Read 3881 times)

Maybe this has been discussed before but I couldn't find it. But what are the coldest/windest places to climb in the summer months? (in NE) I know lots of places that get shade, orange crush in the morning at rumney, wall of early morning light at farley in the afternoon, catherdal in the afternoon, etc. but I have to be honest when it is 90 and humid even the shade with no breeze isn't enough for me to climb comfortably (I'm a big guy, I have to much insulation). I think wild river might be the best place that is consistently good in hot weather but is also a 4 hour drive for me, so not really day trip-able. So what are the best places (coldest/most exposed to wind) you can think of???

DLottmann

Precipice in Acadia, Cannon, Katahdin, Huntington, Echo Crag in Franconia (lots of shade but all single pitch), I’ve only been to Camden once but I would imagine it is cooler than most inland areas... On brutal days Saco Crag is nice as you can jump in the river almost every other climb (but they are short climbs)...

May go without saying but wearing 50 SPF and climbing with a 100oz CamelBak with iced watered down Gatorade or equivalent can get me through just about anything...

Cotton T-shirts are a must in the hot & humid as well... even the best synthetics “feel” warmer than thin cotton to me...

Willard has got to be one of the last places i'd want to be on on a hot day... faces directly south and those slabs get baked. No place really is good, but profile in Franconia notch may be the best bet... mostly in the shade and west facing. Of course being in the shade causes it to take a while to dry out... there is a lake across the road!

Original start of WG to the 5.8 variation. In the shade most of the way and a refrigerated breeze blowing up your shorts most of the way. Can be a cluster on the wrong day/at the wrong time. Alpine start would fix that.

Mt Oscar has always seemed pretty cool to me most times I've climbed there, but not sure on the aspect. At least the belays are in the shade. X the street, Sugarloaf gets sun, but always seems to get a breeze. Of course, there's an obligatory hike up. For both, though, there's the creek right there to keep the brews cold and for a post-climb (or pre-climb?) dip.

DLottmann

Willard has got to be one of the last places i'd want to be on on a hot day... faces directly south and those slabs get baked. No place really is good, but profile in Franconia notch may be the best bet... mostly in the shade and west facing. Of course being in the shade causes it to take a while to dry out... there is a lake across the road!

Great suggestions, and I find Profile dries super quick do to it having a breeze almost constantly and there isn't much run-off above (opposed to the ever seeping Echo below)